Naypyitaw, Myanmar (UPI) Aug 11, 2014 - Russian oil company Bashneft announced Monday it secured the rights to serve as the operator at an exploration program in central Myanmar.
Canonsburg, Pa. (UPI) Aug 11, 2014 - Rice Energy, a company focused on eastern U.S. gas basins, said Monday natural gas output from Utica shale is among the highest it has seen so far.
Perth, Australia (UPI) Aug 11, 2014 - Australian energy company Woodside Petroleum said Monday it bought an interest in an emerging oil basin off the coast of Gabon in West Africa.
Paris (AFP) Aug 10, 2014 - A proposed pipeline from Canada to the United States may result in much higher greenhouse gas emissions than previously calculated as it could fuel greater oil consumption through higher production and lower prices, a study said Sunday.
Ndjamena, Chad (AFP) Aug 10, 2014 - Chad has decided to withdraw five exploration permits issued to Chinese oil giant CNPC and press charges in a spat over a $1.2 billion fine for environmental violations, the oil ministry said.
Calgary, Alberta (UPI) Aug 8, 2014 - Cleanup is complete at a bitumen spill site in Alberta and any contamination threat is eliminated, Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. said.
Oslo, Norway (UPI) Aug 8, 2014 - A decision by Statoil to end a campaign in the arctic waters of the Barents Sea shows it never should have drilled there in the first place, Greenpeace said.
London (UPI) Aug 8, 2014 - British energy company Genel Energy said Friday it pulled non-essential staff out of northern Iraq as a safety precaution, though operations are secured.
Baku, Azerbaijan (UPI) Aug 8, 2014 - An Iranian official said Friday during talks in Azerbaijan both sides could work together on energy issues possibly extending into the European economy.
Houston (UPI) Aug 8, 2014 - Midstream company Kinder Morgan said it reached a deal to add more crude oil carrying capacity to a rail terminal in Edmonton already under construction.
Vienna (UPI) Aug 8, 2014 - Libyan oil production is at its highest level since the beginning of the year, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries said Friday.
Miami (UPI) Aug 8, 2014 - U.S. forecasters say one of the main drivers of higher fuel prices, hurricanes, should stay away for the remainder of the season.
Naypyitaw, Myanmar (UPI) Aug 8, 2014 - Thai energy company PTTEP said Friday it signed a production sharing contract for onshore exploration in Myanmar in the nation's capital, Naypyitaw.
Bochum, Germany (SPX) Aug 07, 2014 - In the development of fuel cells the effort of generations of scientist and engineers have led to efficient and stable catalysts based on noble metals. These catalysts have reached the required thre
Houston (UPI) Aug 7, 2014 - Oil services company Baker Hughes said Thursday there were more rigs actively exploring for oil or gas in the United States than any place else in the world.
Stavanger, Norway (UPI) Aug 7, 2014 - Norwegian energy company Statoil said Thursday it completed its exploration program in the Hoop area of the Barents Sea after making a small gas discovery.
